Ortiz reacted to being voted off Dancing with the Stars while speaking to Us Weekly, admitting that he felt it was time for him to leave the series.

"I don't know if relieved is the right word for it, but I definitely feel like, 'Hey, this journey's over for me and now I'm going to focus on what I do', which is boxing," he explained, and then quipped: "The World Championships are waiting and I'm coming!"

He went on to stress that he was ultimately very happy with his time on Dancing with the Stars because the show introduced him to many new friends.

"From this experience I'm taking away great friends, I'm taking away a great gal I met [Lindsay] and just enjoying everything about it," Ortiz said. "I'm not going to sit back and say, 'Oh my god I miss rehearsing!' though."